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February 5th, 2007, 23:49 Posted By: wraggster
The port of the Dos Emulator for the Xbox has been updated again, heres whats new:
Screenshots were not being saved in correct location ; fixed.
- Fixed loading of CUE sheets.
- Slowest mouse sensitivity speed is now 4 times slower.
- Mouse speed can be changed while in-game.
- New GUI Core feature - graphics settings saved for each game:
Hardware filter
Software filter
Screen size/position
Text viewer screen size/position
Flicker Filter Level
Soften Display
10x11 Pixel Aspect Ratio
Force PAL 50
- New GUI Core feature - SlowMotion
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February 5th, 2007, 19:51 Posted By: wraggster
via engadget
In a shot across Microsoft's bow, Team Xecuter has released a how-to for the installation of its yet to be released Blaster360 firmware flasher. There's a range of different motivations behind wanting to flash your Xbox 360, the most obvious being the ability to update your Xbox 360's firmware to a newer and improved version. Of course, whether or not that "newer and improved" firmware is officially sanctioned by Microsoft is another matter entirely. If the homebrew community's relationship with Sony regarding the PSP's firmware is anything to go by, it would probably be safe to assume that Microsoft doesn't even want its users to switch between official firmware versions, let alone modded ones that trick the 360 into playing "backed up" games. In the past the company has never stepped up and taken a public stand against any of these third party solutions; a position that could change due to the main innovation of the Blaster360. As the install guide shows, a user only needs to open their Xbox 360 once in order to change the firmware. Once the chip is all plugged in it's possible to change firmware from outside the box, making it very easy to switch modded machines back to their factory state. That removes an easily recognizable sign that a console is modded, and puts the ball very firmly into Microsoft's court.
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February 5th, 2007, 19:39 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo USA
The Muppet X is high quality chip with a low price! It is compatible with all Xbox versions including the V.1.6b and v1.7 Revisions.
Muppet X works on PAL, NTSC and JAPANESE Xboxes. Include a LPC Rebuild.
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February 5th, 2007, 17:08 Posted By: wraggster
Bizarre Creations has updated its website with a tiny update about where the Liverpool-based company is with work on Project Gotham Racing 4.
"The internal team we have here at Bizarre are pretty familiar with the routine now; everybody knows their place and is really getting on with it at a speedy rate. We've seen a couple of excellent new technologies make their way into the game... of course you'll hear more about these in due time.
"Oh, and just to clarify: the X06 trailer wasn't gameplay. It wasn't representative of what we've got planned for the style or locations in the game itself. You won't see outer space racing or anything like that! We have changed our design emphasis slightly from previous titles though... I think we're going to surprise a few people with PGR4!"
Bizarre also offered word that we could see the top secret project 'The Club' in the coming weeks. "We've been 'running dark' with The Club for a long time. Info and screenshots are rare, and public gameplay footage is non existent. But don't worry... that's all going to change very soon. We've already given a couple of press days to some select print journalists, and online media will follow in the next few weeks. Personally I can't wait to blow the lid right off, and introduce you to the full game!"
via cvg
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February 5th, 2007, 16:38 Posted By: Darksaviour69
We all know how badly the xbox360 is doing in Japan (bar the odd success of Blue Dragoon and a smaller success of Gears of War), and MS has always admitted that its not doing well there. It seems they are really tring anything to get Xboxs shifting in Asia, now including asking them whatswrongwithu.com
The site is targeted to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea, with an abrasive attempt at in your face attitude.
It’s interesting to note that there is no Japanese language option on the site.
It this a clever in your face marketing campaign, or just just insulting?
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February 5th, 2007, 15:05 Posted By: Darksaviour69
from xbox360achievements.org
We here at X360A are pushing to get 1000 people online at the same time to get the cunningly named Online With 1,000 People achievement, worth 100 gamerscore.
Yes we know it has been attempted before, and yes we know it failed. That was due to the short time frame in which was allowed for people to find out and the fact that this site wasnt involved in organising it of course!!
This is why we have given almost a months notice- so go forth and spread the word!!
The time we are looking at (on Sunday 25th February) is 8PM GMT (England).
So:
8PM GMT
9PM Central Europe
3PM New York (Eastern USA)
Midday California (Western USA)
We have been informed by EA Sports direct that you do not need to be playing a game, but you can just be online listerning to the ESPN radio service. Last time, EA recorded 917 users on their servers- so close, but yet so far!!
We're going to manage it this time tho, we just need help from you guys to spread the word around as many places as possible, to get as many people as possible. The odds are, this will only ever happen once. Be a part of it .
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February 5th, 2007, 14:26 Posted By: Darksaviour69
On the 9th of February celebrities and thousands of gamers log into the biggest pan-European live gaming event of the year on the Xbox 360.
Some of the celebrities are:
Busta Rhymes
James Morrison
Alessandro del Piero
Martin Solveig
Marc Gené
They will all be taking part in a series of party events across Europe linked up through Xbox Live.
Hip hop legend Busta is bringing his game to the UK to host the event at a secret London location from 8pm-11pm and will pit his wits against the cream of UK talent including Dizzee Rascal, Lady Sovereign and Plan B. Joining the hip hop crew will be England and Arsenal striker Theo Walcott, R’n B singer songwriters Lemar and Simon Webbe, plus a host of musical talent from the UK scene.
For your chance to play against one of the top celebrities taking part, all you have to do is send your details to the following email address: xboxliveparty@njlive.co.uk
In the subject line of the email put the name of the celebrity that you would like to play against and in the body of the mail please include the following information:
· Name
· Age
· Nationality
· Gamertag
If you are selected to play you will receive all the information you need to take part nearer the time.
Gamers are also being encouraged to host their own Xbox Live Party. Xbox 360 owners can join the party from the comfort of their homes by signing into Xbox Live at 17.00GMT/18.00CET on February 9th. Xbox will be giving away Xbox Live Vision Cameras to whoever sends in the best pictures from their Xbox Live Party night.
For more information on this event, please visit: http://www.xbox.com/enGB/live/party
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February 5th, 2007, 13:01 Posted By: Darksaviour69
Zen Studios have launched the Site for their up coming Pinball FX game for XBLA.
Key Features:
# Live chat via the Xbox 360 Live Vision Camera
# Three vibrant, 3-dimensional tables provide dozens of hours of play
# State-of-the-art physics model that surpasses the best titles in the genre
# Tables start out simple, but new challenges open up as a player’s skill
advances
# Flipper arms can be controlled with hand/arm motions via the Xbox 360
Live Vision camera
# Downloadable tables on Xbox Live Marketplace
# Real-time head-to-head mode for online multiplayer competition
# Amazing realism and polished presentation
no word yet when the game is due on XBLA
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February 4th, 2007, 23:23 Posted By: wraggster
+ T + has released a new version of FBA-xxx Pro.
Heres What's new:
* Added the latest updates from FBA-X(info)XX by Team Logic Sunrise (www.logic-sunrise.com)
* Several ROMset updates. (see DATs for details)
* The following sets have been added: hsf2a, puzloop2, ddsomb, mslugbl, wh2jh
* NOTE: I've removed the Beta games menu because it was causing problems. I'll re-implement it in the future when I've had time to fix it.
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February 4th, 2007, 14:38 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo UK
GelTabz are silicon made enhancer for Xbox and Xbox 360 controller. You will get a much better grip on your analog sticks, even when sweating. A very simple yet efficient product getting great ratings from all reviews up to date.
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February 4th, 2007, 14:37 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo UK
Replace your original power supply with a standard ATX Computer power supply of your choice. Now you can have an inexpensive replacement, or, opt for more power, less noise, or both! The PSU Energyzer requires no assembly or wiring - just plug it in, turn on your PC power supply, and turn on your Xbox 360.
Specifications & extra information
The PSU Energyzer is a special cable with an OEM Xbox 360 power plug on one end, and a 20 pin ATX connector on the other.
Please note that the original Xbox 360 Power Supply provides 203 watts, and 12v DC current at 16.5 amps, and 5v DC at 1 Amp. For the PSU energyzer to work, your PC power supply must provide this much SUSTAINED power at a minimum. Many PC power supplies are rated for PEAK power instead of sustained power, so you must check the label of your power supply to see if it provides enough sustained power.
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February 3rd, 2007, 11:04 Posted By: wraggster
via kotaku
You might think that no one in Japan wants an Xbox 360. But you know what they want less? The 20 GB model of the PLAYSTATION 3. Mega retailer Sofmap is only giving 27,000 yen cash to folks trading in a used 20GB PS3....and 27,500 yen for a used Xbox 360. This is what you might call a raw deal for resellers, as the 20 GB model of the PS3 retails for 49,980 yen, while the 360 goes for a much cheaper 38,980.
Mock Sony's choice to limit European PLAYSTATION 3 sales to the 60 GB model, but maybe they're right.
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February 3rd, 2007, 10:58 Posted By: wraggster
via kotaku
According to today's Forbes profile on the company that published Keiji Inafune's epic shooter, Capcom is in deep about forty million bucks getting Lost Planet out the door, on store shelves, and into the minds of gamers.
Forbes details Capcom's executive VP of publishing in North America and Europe Mark Beaumont and his efforts to shake up the company's marketing. In the case of Lost Planet, advertising and awareness came to a cool $20 million. Combined with a $20 million development budget and you'll see where that $60 you plop down goes.
So where did that twenty mill go? Theater advertising, the two Xbox Live demos, TV spots, community funding—it all costs money. Apparently, a lot of money.
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February 3rd, 2007, 10:49 Posted By: wraggster
THQ released financial results for its fiscal third quarter (October through December) today, and afterward, company executives jumped on a conference call for a grilling from industry analysts.
When asked about how the company was planning to compete with the expected release of heavyweights like Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV later this year, a THQ executive said the company would do what it could to avoid a head-to-head fight with either game. While it isn't shy about releasing licensed fare like Nickelodeon-based titles or WWE games in the same time frame as industry-wide blockbusters, the publisher has "strategically placed" original offerings like Destroy All Humans!, Juiced, and Saints Row around the bigger releases rather than be overshadowed by them.
Also on the topic of Saints Row, one analyst asked how much the publisher was spending to port the open-world Xbox 360 gangbanger to the PlayStation 3. While THQ execs wouldn't put a dollar figure on the answer, one of them called the price to get the game to the PS3 "a fraction" of the original development cost, saying 15 percent was "not a bad guesstimate" on the cost of porting an Xbox 360 game to the PS3, or vice versa.
A couple things THQ has planned for both systems are in-game advertising and microtransactions. Specifically, THQ plans to put both into at least four games in its fiscal year 2008 (April 2007 through March 2008). So far, three games are confirmed to have them: the freshly named Stuntman Ignition, a new Juiced, and the next MX game. All told, the publisher expects to collect about $5 million from downloadable content and in-game advertising in the next fiscal year.
via gamespot
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February 3rd, 2007, 10:42 Posted By: wraggster
For a comedy that's 23 years old, Ghostbusters is sure getting a lot of attention. The newfound interest came courtesy of several clips that surfaced on YouTube in January which appeared to show an impressive-looking game based on the comedy classic. Later that same week, Slovenian developer Zootfly admitted it had a prototype Ghostbusters game running on an Xbox 360 but warned that development "had hit a snag" in terms of the IP.
"We hoped the publisher would sort out the IP issue in a jiffy and we'd be recharging proton packs in no time," ZootFly CEO Bostjan Troha told GameSpot. "Unfortunately, they didn't push to untangle the IP hard enough and the whole thing stalled a bit." Though Troha wouldn't name the IP holder, some speculated that Sony, which owns the Ghostbusters film rights, might scuttle development of the game rather than see it go to the 360.
Today, new information on the Ghostbusters project surfaced--courtesy of a member of the Ghostbusters cast. Touring in his native Canada as one half of the Blues Brothers, Dan Aykroyd revealed to the Edmonton Sun that he will be appearing in the game. He also revealed who holds the game rights to the film.
"Universal [Studios] purchased the rights from Sony for a game," Aykroyd told the Sun. "I'm actually going to have to perform and do some motion capture for them. That will be next year."
If correct, Aykroyd's comments have two implications: First, a Ghostbusters game won't appear until 2008--at the earliest. It also appears to debunk the Sony-as-spoiler rumor, although the blank YouTube pages which bore the game footage now read, "This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner Sony Pictures Entertainment because its content was used without permission."
One question the Aykroyd interview didn't answer was which company is publishing Ghostbusters. Given French media company Vivendi SA still has a major stake in its former subsidiary Universal, which is now part of NBC Universal, some assumed Vivendi Games would be distributing Ghostbusters.
However, a VG spokesman said his company has announced no such deal. "I can't comment," he told GameSpot. "This is a rumor and we do not comment on rumors."
via gamespot
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February 2nd, 2007, 19:15 Posted By: wraggster
via joystiq
According to the Australian section of the official Xbox website, we may be finding ourselves incinerating aliens and threatening suspicious bartenders before the year reaches its midpoint. A product blurb dedicated to BioWare's galaxy-spanning sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect, currently lists a release date of 18 May 2007, a bit more specific than the "2007" placeholder appended to the likes of Forza Motorsport 2 (which is set to arrive sometime in May).
It's worth noting that Microsoft has yet to officially announce a release date for Mass Effect. At the time of writing, they had not yet responded to our request for comment.
Update: As expected, the reply doesn't deny or confirm the accuracy of the date, but notes that, "Microsoft has not yet announced a release date and the one listed on Xbox.com should not be treated as such an announcement." The information will likely disappear from the page soon.
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February 2nd, 2007, 18:53 Posted By: wraggster
via insert credit
A few places are listing the possibility of a Western release for G.Rev's Senko no Ronde Rev.X (now being billed as Senko no Rondo). This being the 360 port of the eclectic arcade versus shmup. Apparently, Ubisoft is responsible for taking the publishing torch on this one but no official announcement has been made as yet to clarify that fact (the game isn't listed on their respective sites). I have my robot fingers crossed on this (despite already owning the Japanese limited edition release, which I have played rather obsessively anyway).
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February 2nd, 2007, 18:52 Posted By: wraggster
via insertcredit
Spectral Force 3 ~Innocent Rage~ was Idea Factory's first next-gen SRPG, and it came out for the Xbox 360 back in June. Now the company is preparing two more releases for the 360, both of which are remakes of two of their most successful PS2 titles. Diario: Rebirth Moon Legend, a remake of Rebirth Moon Legend, is due out on the 8th of this month, and Absolute Blazing Infinity, a remake of Blazing Souls, set in the Neverland universe, is scheduled for the 29th of March.
Strange, isn't it? Spectral Force 3 sold a paltry number of copies, and yet the Idea's factory keeps churning them out[/cheap pun]. Of course they are merely remakes, and I doubt whether the slightly enhanced graphics or the extra content (some of which will be downloadable) will persuade anyone to replay these games, but will they manage to attract new players? It's all highly doubtful, and for a company as calculating as this I can only assume that MS is somehow making this worth their while. Meanwhile, Mist of Chaos is coming out on the PS3 about a month later than expected (so the street date is now the 22nd of March), and, as a brand-new title and the console's first SRPG, it will certainly attract most of the attention.
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February 2nd, 2007, 18:47 Posted By: wraggster
It looks like the PlayStation 3 isn't the only major piece of console hardware that will be released in Australia in March. Microsoft has announced it is finally bringing the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player into Australia on March 29, one week after the PS3 makes its local debut.
The add-on player, which was released in the US last November, will retail for A$249, and will be packaged with a remote control and a copy of director Peter Jackson's King Kong. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player can play movies in 720p, 1080i, and 1080p high-definition resolutions.
A Microsoft Australia spokesman said that close to 40 HD DVD titles would be available in Australia by the date of the 360 player's release.
via gamespot
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